ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308078
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 8 February 2023 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG |
| Owner/operator: | DSA a.s. (Delta System Air a.s.) |
| Registration: | OK-KKA |
| MSN: | 172RG0128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Hradec Králové Airport (LKHK) -
 Czech Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hradec Kralove Air Base (LKHK) |
| Hradec Kralove Air Base (LKHK) | |
| Investigating agency: | UZPLN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a training flight, while descending through approximately 2800 ft at 120 kts IAS, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) struck the aircraft. The bird damaged the propeller, broke the windshield, and its body ended inside the plane, hurting the 23-year-old student pilot.
The aircraft became slightly unstable and oscillated about the transverse axis with no sign of damping of these oscillations.
The examiner struggled to get the airplane under control and, once he judged that there was no imminent danger of a crash, attended to the pilot, who had collapsed and showed no signs of life.
The instructor declared a Mayday and performed a successful emergency landing at Hradec Králové Airport (LKHK) and the student was transported to a hospital.
Sources:
https://www.policie.cz/clanek/stret-orla-s-letadlem.aspx
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ok-kka#2f1f163c
https://uzpln.cz/pdf/20230424121520.pdf
https://dsa.cz/en/index.php/c172rg
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/82626_1649800208.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N6266R
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation